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Cruise Scotland warns government against ‘damaging’ levy proposal
The Scottish cruise industry has lashed out at the government’s proposals to introduce a cruise ship levy over fears it would ...
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Unsafe building cladding could cost Scottish Government £1.7bn
Unsafe building cladding could cost the Scottish Government £1.7bn over a 15-year period, according latest estimates. New ...
Talks planned over Scottish Government backing for Galloway after national park plans ditched
Talks over Scottish Government backing for Galloway now that plans for a national park have been ditched are due to take ...
Scottish council's U-turn on decision to close four nurseries hailed as 'victory'
The move comes after series backlash from communities affected by the initial closure announcement. A council said it plans to drop its decision to close nurseries temporarily ahead of an emergency ...
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Fresh doubts over Stormont's climate law as MLA warns Scottish green energy could be classed as fossil fuel
Green energy produced elsewhere in the UK “could be classified as a fossil fuel” and cannot be used to help Northern Ireland ...
Scottish Government ordered to pay costs after landmark gender ruling
A court order, which was issued on Tuesday, confirms that taxpayers will cover costs incurred at both the Supreme Court and ...
Scottish government scraps plan for new national park
The fate of plans to create Scotland's third national park in Galloway are set to be revealed in a Holyrood statement. The ...
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Scottish Labour win Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election as SNP suffer shock defeat
South Lanarkshire councillor Katy Loudon had hoped to retain the seat for the SNP, given her party's heavy losses to Labour ...
Swinney ‘must be held to account’ over Scottish Water pay dispute, unions say
Speaking at a rally of striking workers at Scottish Water’s Shieldhall depot in Glasgow on Wednesday, GMB general secretary ...